Inventions Didactic Unit

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DIDACTIC UNIT 2º ESO

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS

CURSO 2009-2010

Pepa Pedrosa Correa

Didactic Unit 2º ESO

Objetivos:

Leer de forma compresiva un

articulo o blog.

Preposiciones de tiempo at, in, on.

Escribir un párrafo sobre un

invento.

Usar Correctamente las

mayúsculas y los signos de

puntuación.

Hablar sobre los inventos.

Entender y saber el vocabulario

relacionado con el tema.

Contenidos:

Iniciativa para leer de forma

autónoma textos sobre temas

especificos.

Inventos y sus origenes

Adverbios de frecuencia

Pasado simple, pasiva y

present perfect.

Uso de recursos para el

aprendizaje.

Inducción de reglas

gramaticales a partir de la

observación.

Criterios de Evaluación:

Participar en conversaciones y

simulaciones sobre los inventos con la

adecuada pronunciación para lograr

la comunicación.

Comprender la información general y

especifica de diferentes textos escritos

y relatos orales.

Redactar de forma guiada textos y

opiniones sobre los diferentes

inventos.

Utilizar los conocimientos sobre las

estructuras gramaticales estudiadas

en esta unidad: there is, there are, how

much, how many, Simple Past,

pasiva...

Competencias: Creatividad personal para hacer

textos orales y escritos a partir de

modelos dados.

Dar su opinión ante ciertos temas.

Desarrollo organizativo al

presentar un trabajo escrito.

Fomento de la cooperación en el

aula..

Comparar hábitos y acciones.

Uso de Estrategias, recursos y

técnicas de trabajo intelectual

para aprender y ser conscientes de

las propias capacidades y

conocimientos.


Inventions or discoveries ?

INVENTIONS THAT ARE NEEDED Sometimes we think about great ideas for inventions that we need but we do not

have the money to do it.

As an example the following problems need solving :

Peace toys to replace guns, killing and militarism.

Space clothing. Everyone can control the temperature of their immediate

personal space, regardless of the climate around them.

Conservation Clothes designed so that only the parts needing washing need

be washed.

More computers Games where knowledge and thinking and not violence win

the games

Paper recycling that can easily be done on the spot.

Paper, Erasable that can be wiped down with a scanner to reprint or rewrite

again.


ACTIVITY 1

Think of five problems that you have in your daily life and need their inventions.

Explain the reasons and number them in importance.


ACTIVITY 2

INVENTIONS DATES

If we ask our Mum or Grandma about a lot of objects that surround us, they will tell

us that when they were young they did not have any of them, so…have you ever

wondered when many of those things were invented?

Try and guess when the following things were invented:

Electric washing machine 1935

Personal computer 1950

Crossword puzzles 1925

Hair dryers 1930

Frozen food 1956

television 1969

Mechanical toothbrushes 1920

Electric guitar 1907

helicopters 1913

Credit cards 1924

Video tape recorder 1939

Internet 1975

Use the following link to check your answers: inventors.about.com/


ACTIVITY 3

THE COOLEST INVENTIONS

Inventors are always finding ways to improve our world and our lives. The following

inventions are some of the coolest

Bright eyes: scientisitists are developing an electric eye that could help the blind to

see. A microchip is placed onto the eyeball. Eyeglasses equipped with a camera

send images to the chip and then to the brain.

New ways to ride: You will never have to pedal again thanks to this electronic ride. It

is powered by a rechargeable battery.

Tall farms. They created a vertical farm where plants grow one on top of

another.The rotation gives the plants the right amount of light so farmers use less

water and land.

The True mirror is a non reversing mirror that allows you to see yourself the way

others do. It can help you to explore and understand you better.

Which of the previous inventions is your favourite?

Why?


ACTIVITY 4

CRAZY INVENTIONS

It is time to create new materials,

mix ideas, and examine things that

were laughed at or ignored by

people with a small mind. If you

have an idea “Don´t stop”, “keep

rowing” although people may think

your inventions are crazy

Match the

following names

with the pictures

Stair drawer

Cookie cup

Finger glass

Ruler belt

Tray with fingers


ACTIVITY 6

The most popular inventions for teenagers are chewing gum, coca cola and

hamburguers. Although they are said to be “fast food” and are not healthy, it

goes without saying that boys all over the world love them.

Coca cola was invented in 1886 and it

is a carbonated soft drink coloured

usually with caramel and flavoured

with extrats from Kola nuts and

sweeteners.

Dr. John Pemberton, a local

pharmacist, produced the syrus for

Coca Cola and carried a jug of the

new product down the street to his

pharmacy where it was placed on sale

for five cents a a glass as a soda

drink. They mixed carbonated water

with the new syrup to produce a drink

that was at once “delicious and

refreshing”.

The formula for Coca Cola is only

known to only a few people in the

company and kept in a bank in

Atlanta – Georgia.

Ads about this new drink inviting

thirsty citizens to try and with the

name “Coca Cola” started to appear

everywhere.

Matching Items

drink quickly

formula sweet

At once water

Pharmacy savings

caramel money

Soft H20

Bank alone

New aspirin

sale leather

only unknown


Sum up the story using your own words.

ACTIVITY 7

When the Mongols

invaded Moscow They

brought with them this

type of meat The Mongol

cavalry used ground

meat because they

had to travel long

distances without

stopping for days.

They carried meat

and bread under

their saddles so that

they could eat with

a hand.

In 1666, ships

from Hamburgo –

Germany- visited

the Russian Port.

So they took the

dish back to

Germany.

Then Immigrants from

Germany to the USA also

brought along the hamburguer

with them

As we can see the

hamburguer´s

invention process was a

long and gradual

process, with people

using ideas they learnt

from others and

adapting them to their

own particular

purposes.

Number the

following facts in

the right order

There are many different

theories as to how and where the

first hamburguer invention took

place.


FACTS

The average American chews over

300 sticks of gum each year.

In the early 1860´s , doctors

advised patients to stop chewing

gum, often telling patients it would

cause their intestines to stick

together.

They sell over ~$2 billion of gum in

the Unites States each year.

Dried chewing gum can be removed

from hair using peanut butter.

While the sale of chocolates and

other candies has gone up and

down over time, the sale of gum

has always remained strong.

People buy most gum between

Halloween and Christmas

Then in 1928 they

invented BUBBLE

GUM, a type of

chewing gum

specially designed

for blowing bubbles

. It is usually pink in

colour and has a

particular flavour.

ACTIVITY 8

Thomas Adams tried to change chicle

into synthetic rubber products, before

making a chewing gum. He tried to

make toys, masks, rain boots and

bicycles tyres out of the chicle from

Mexican sapodilla trees, but every

experiment failed.

One day, in 1869, he ate a piece of

surplus stock and liked the taste. Then

he added sugar and flavour. Shortly

after, he opened the world´s first chewing gum factory.


1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

1) What did thomas do before he made Chewing Gum?

2) What happened in 1869?

3) What did Thomas do before he made Chewing gum?

1. What happened in 1869?

2. When did they invent Bubble gum?

3. What is it like?

4. How many sticks of gum do the Americans chew a

year?

5. How can you remove gum from hair?

6. When do usually people buy most gum?

7. Do you like chewing gum?

8. How much do you eat a week?

9. 10)Is it cheap or expensive? Are there different

classes? Speak about


ACTIVITY 5

VOCABULARY

Translate into Spanish and make new sentences using them

“Keep rowing”………………

“It goes without saying………………………….

Small mind…………………….

Thanks to…………………..

To improve our world…………………………………………

Regardless…………………..

On the spot………………………………..

GRAMMAR

Use there is/there are.

1) …………………….many different theories.

2) …………………..a hamburguer in the fridge.

3) ………………………three Coca Colas on the table.

Put the verb in bracket into Simple past.

1) Coca Cola ads………………………(start) to appear everywhere.

2) They…………………………(mix) carbonated water with the new syrup.

3) We…………………(learn) ideas from others and ………………….(adapt) them.

Write the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

1) People ignored things/………………………………………………………….

2) A battery powers the bike/…………………………………………………


3) The Germans took the hamburguer to the USA/………………………

Use How much or How many

1) ……………………..people drink Coca Cola?

2) ……………………..is a chewing gum?

3) ………………………..hamburguers can you eat?

Use the right comparative.

1) The following inventions are some of …………………………………..(cool)

2) Coca Cola is……………………………………..(popular)Pepsi.

3) A chewing gum is................................(sweet) a hamburguer.

LISTENING

Listen to a dialogue about new inventions and answer some questions

A song

Watching a film “The time machine”

Which book is this film based on?

Who is the author?

www.countingdown.com/timemachine

SPEAKING

Debate about the inventions dealt on the unit to practice the new vocabulary. The

class is divided into two teams and an invention is chosen . Both teams must write

and say sentences against and for that invention.

http://www.countingdown.com/timemachine


ANSWERS

1. Because she was trying to make up her mind.

2. They think their picture is being taken.

3. They always forget the recipe.

4. Because it said "concentrate."

5. Tell her a joke on Wednesday

Why did the blonde

put lipstick on her

forehead?

Why can't

blondes make

ice cubes?

Why do blondes

always smile

during lightning

storms?

How do you make a

blonde laugh on

Saturday?

Why did the blonde

stare at the frozen

orange juice?


I HAVE LEARNT :

VERY WELL

OK

NOT MUCH

To use the grammatical

rules explained in this unit

accurately

To read, understand and

write texts related to the

topic of the unit.

Collaborate with other

students in pair/group

work activities to improve

their learning process.

To use the phonetic

components accurately.

To listen to specific and

general information in a

text.

To use the vocabulary

learnt through the unit.

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

How was your individual

work?

How was your pair work?

How was your group

Work?

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